Thanks all
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Originally Posted by Steve509926
Hi Nasher, never used bearing savers, but could they not be made an interference fit by wrapping with PTFE tape?
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It probably would work, but I'd run the risk of getting to the slipway and finding one or more of them missing and have zero protection for that bearing, so I'd be in a worse position than ever.
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Originally Posted by beerbelly
mine has the alloy ones supplied by de graaf no springs inside either just a grease nipple and a small hole that shows its full by a tiny squirt of grease coming out they have been on since 2015 been knocked on and off loads of times and are a little dented and battle scared but still secure and working fine .i change my bearings every other year and have never took a set out that actually needed changing.hope that helps
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It's good to know your Ali ones have been in and out a lot without any issues.
You have prompted me to relook at the ones I found, and they are indeed like you suggest with no spring.
I'll have another look as I do prefer the ones with the spring as it provides a small amount of constant pressure to help resist any water ingress.
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Originally Posted by beamishken
I've had the same issue trying to find a replacement bearing saver & struggling to find the exact size. I found they were either too small by .25mm or too large & not enough meat to turn down the saver body to a tap in fit. I'm going to make a stepped adapter ring out of aluminium, it will need to stick out a little further than usual due to how close the diameters are but shouldnt be too much of an issue.
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Glad it's not just me!
Your solution would work really well I think, but my bearing savers already stick out a long way and I'd like to try not to have them any further out.